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Seoul deploys 3,400 personnel for BTS concert safety

Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced large-scale safety management measures, including subway non-stop passes and bus detours, ahead of BTS’s comeback concert scheduled for the 21st at ...

Subway riders to face penalties for failing to tap out

Starting Saturday, passengers who fail to tap their transportation card when exiting the Seoul Metropolitan Subway will be ...
Korea JoongAng Daily

Seoul gov't finds 18 lodging businesses violating law ahead of BTS comeback performance

The Seoul Metropolitan Government found that 18 lodging businesses failed to display a list of room prices or their business registration certificate during inspections, which were carried out ahead ...
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South Korea is testing out an AI-based gender detector, and its pilot program will be held in the women's bathroom of a metro station

The Seoul Metro recently announced plans to pilot an AI-based gender detector. The first pilot program is slated to begin at the end of June in a subway station women's restroom. The preventive ...
Korea JoongAng Daily

Seoul gov’t to dispatch 3,400 personnel, outlines safety measures for upcoming BTS concert

Some 3,400 personnel will be dispatched to ensure safety for the upcoming comeback performance of boy band BTS, the Seoul ...
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Seoul’s subway operator apologises for calling Chinese tourists ‘villains’

Seoul Metro has apologised after an employee caused controversy recently by posting a derogatory online response to a public complaint about Chinese-language announcements in subway stations. In ...